小丑恐惧症是什么？
From spiders to heights, we all have things that make us shudder.
从蜘蛛到高海拔，我们都有害怕的东西。
Isabel Mendoza, 22, from Exeter, has captured common fears like needles or going to the dentist to more bizarre ones such as arachibutyrophobia.
来自埃克塞特的22岁的伊莎贝尔·门多萨捕捉到一些常见的恐怖画面：例如针头，或是看牙科医生，或是更奇葩的嘴角沾到花生酱恐惧症（害怕花生酱黏到嘴巴上颚的神经恐惧）。
Miss Mendoza said: 'My inspiration behind these images was purely the fascination and curiosity I have with everything weird and wonderful.
门多萨女士说：“我只是因为对所有古怪奇妙的事感到好奇和着迷才拍下这些照片的。”
From frigphobia (the fear of cold things) to somniphobia (the fear of sleep), the images are pictured in alphabetical order below...
从恐寒症（害怕寒冷的东西）到恐睡症（害怕睡觉），以下恐惧症按照字母表顺序排列：
A is for arachibutyrophobia - the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth. This unusual phobia can result in panic and choking.
A代表着嘴角沾到花生酱恐惧症：嘴巴上颚黏到花生酱神经恐惧。这种非同寻常的恐惧可以造成恐慌令人窒息。
C is for coulrophobia - the fear of clowns. This fear has been dramatised in books and films, but full-blown phobia of clowns is relatively rare.
C代表小丑恐惧症：对小丑的恐惧。这种恐惧在书和电影中均有夸大，但是对小丑的完全恐怖症相对比较罕见。
D is for dentophobia - fear of the dentist. Around 12 per cent of us suffer from extreme dental anxiety, according to the British Dental Association.
D代表牙医恐惧症。据英国牙医协会称，我们当中约12%的人对牙医极度恐慌。
F is for frigophobia - the fear of cold or cold things. Sufferers often bundle up in heavy clothes and blankets, regardless of temperature. It nearly always stems from a negative experience in the past.
F代表恐寒症：害怕寒冷或是冰冷的东西。不管温度如何，患者经常用厚重的衣服或毯子将自己裹起来。这种症状通常是由于过去有过不好的经历造成的。
H is for haphephobia - the fear of being touched. This is an exaggeration of the normal desire to protect one's personal space. It often occurs as a result of sexual abuse.
H代表被触恐惧症：害怕被触碰。这是正常保护个人空间意识夸张的表现。通常遭受过性虐待的人会有这种症状。
J is for jangelaphobia - fear of jelly. This bizarre phobia is extremely rare and normally discovered in chidhood.
J代表果冻恐惧症：害怕果冻。这种奇葩的恐惧症极为罕见而且通常在孩子身上比较常见。
O is for obesophobia - the fear of gaining weight. This can become life-threatening if it is not treated.
O代表肥胖恐惧症：害怕增肥。如果没有接受治疗的话，这种症状可能会危及生命。
Q is for quadrophobia - the fear of things that come in four.
Q代表“四”字恐惧症：害怕数量是四个的东西。
Z is for zelophobia - the fear of jealousy. Phobias are normally treated with talking treatments, such as counselling and psychotherapy or medication including anti-depressants.
Z代表嫉妒恐惧症：对嫉妒的恐惧。恐惧症一般都会用谈话疗法治疗，如咨询与心理疗法或是用抗抑郁药等药物治疗。
(来源：沪江英语)
